Good Friday

It's interesting how a day like Good Friday is a holiday. The Christian faith celebrates this day that reminds us of the murder of our lord and saviour Jesus Christ, but why would we ever celebrate this?

Before I get into the obvious good news I would just like to thank God for being God. I just want to thank him for not rejecting me when I needed him most and changing my life forever. I don't think we always understand the power of the Lord's love so I am just going to try and logically explain a little bit for my own understanding and for your understanding, because often times I forget why I follow the creator of the universe and question the spirit within me speaking to my heart and holding me accountable for my actions.

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world (you and me) that he gave his only begotten son (sacrificed his one and only child), that whoever so believed in Him would not perish (go to hell and pay the price of the life of a sinner), but have everlasting life (in heaven with the creator of the universe)."

So to break this down even further... basically... The almighty creator of the universe came to this earth in the form of his son Jesus Christ. He walked among us a divine being that lowered himself to a servant's lifestyle so that we may get to know him on a personal basis and see only a fraction of the creator's power and love on this earth. Jesus lived a perfect life. And I don't think we all understand what that means. He gave all he had to every single person on this earth. He befriended adulterers and unruly taxpayers that stole from the congregation. He befriended the deaf, the blind, the mute, the lepers, the possessed and gave them new life. He healed them on the spot. And those self-righteous who condemned him for doing good works on Sundays and tried to frame him so many times in the act of saving souls by attempting to twist the words of his faith, he quited their words with the word of God. Not by cursing or having an attitude, but through truth. Then this man that lived a perfect life was later betrayed by his best friends who also had to go through some very tough times like him. He then chose to die for this world, a world that is not perfect, a world that chooses to spit on the idea of his being, a world that does not honor his life by living to share his light and love with others, but instead a world that is so caught up in it's own selfishness that we kill eachother and steal from eachother. A world that will implode itself from its own greed and pride.

He was beaten for me. He was condemned for me. He was nailed to a cross for me. And he stayed up on that cross, because of my sin, my shortcomings as a human being. My selfishness. And my struggles and my problems on this earth are supposed to compare? Never in a million years will they compare, nor would someone ever on this earth show a love gesture with such a magnitude as his. Just think about it, we are the reason why he was beaten and betrayed, we might as well be beating him ourselves yet he willingly died for me who is beating him, not to show me up or for his own self-righteousness but because he loves me and wants something better for me. That is Love.

So today I fall upon my knees in awe of someone who is so mighty yet would sacrifice his own for someone unworthy. I look to the sky knowing my Father has something better for me and that a love unyielding has bonded me with him for eternity. I now live with purpose and with new life knowing that I am who I am because of the blood of Jesus Christ. So how can I not rejoice? How can I not praise him? For he is the reason why I live. He is the reason why I prosper, why I Thrive.

It takes all of that to realize that I am so wrong, the way I think, the way I speak at times is just wrong. For the Lord never rejected me when I asked for help, he never looked at what I wore to school and judged me, he never looked into my eyes and saw what I was... a sinner who only cared of himself. Yet instead he took me in and "Keeps me as the apple of His eye; he hides me in the shadow of His wings from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me." He is my rock and my strong tower. He's the one who was, who is, and is to come. He's the alpha and omega, the beginning and the end. He's all I have and through him alone I can see a life worth living. So I am forever grateful for his sacrifice and his love.

For me, this is the message of Good Friday. This is the reason why I get up in the morning, the reason why I am, the reason why I am able to smile when I am in pain, the reason why I can walk with confidence and live a life that is overflowing with joy. Because I am saved from the world, and I have found my purpose. To praise Him in whatever I do... He fought the good fight, he triumphed, and he died for me, for you, and for the world.

Keep The Peace